Fairfield closer to vote on tax hike for schools

1:23 PM,
Jul. 13, 2013

Written by

mclark@enquirer.com

Residents here are closer to deciding whether Fairfield will build new schools and repair older ones after this morning's vote by the school board.

The Fairfield Board of Education voted 5-0 to put a combination tax levy on the fall ballot for a $61 million bond issue of 2.11-mills and a .5-mill permanent improvement levy required to be eligible for state building funding.

The two tax issues will be joined into a 2.61-mill combination tax levy. If approved by voters, they would help Fairfield move from aging schools into new ones, said Fairfield Treasure Nancy Lane. ...